<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto">Here is the command to register your system into spacewalk using Activation Key</div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto"> </div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto">rhnreg_ks --serverUrl=http://192.168.1.15/XMLRPC --activationkey=2-xxxxxaaarrryyyppp999444888sss --force</div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"> A) I used the IP address of my server as you can see </div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto"> B) I use the Activation Key 2-xxxxxaaarrryyyppp999444888sss with --force to override my existing entry into space walk.</div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"> this will also update the spacewalk with the name of host of your client . </div> <div style="RIGHT: auto">I hope this can help someone.</div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"> </div> <div style="RIGHT: auto">Step 1 copy and paste this line in your terminal window</div> <div style="RIGHT: auto"> rhnreg_ks --serverUrl=http://192.168.1.15/XMLRPC --activationkey=2-xxxxxaaarrryyyppp999444888sss </div> <div style="RIGHT: auto">Step 2 correct the IP address with the IP of your server or hostname </div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto">Step 3 paste the activation key of your spacewalk server ( what is this) </div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto"> A) Click on System </div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto"> B) Click on Activation Key </div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto"> C) Copy this key if it exist if not create one </div> <div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px; RIGHT: auto"> D) Click on Create Create new key in the top right side of the screen <VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></div> <div> </div> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV>From: Jan Pazdziora <jpazdziora@redhat.com> To: J.W. slone <jslonejr@yahoo.com>; spacewalk-list@redhat.com Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:11 AM Subject: Re: [Spacewalk-list] How to register a client </DIV> On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 06:44:24AM -0800, J.W. slone wrote: > I have created a base channel with sub channels > > 1. base channel is call RHN5_Linux > Label is called RHN_Linux_Test > 2. update channel is called RHN5_Updates > Label is called RHN5_Updates_Linux > > 1st Question: How can I register new clients to my base channel? > A) Is it better to perform this from the command line? > B) Is it better to perform this task from the GUi This dependes on your preference. From the command line, you can use activation keys. From the GUI, you'd probably want to edit the distribution channel mapping, new WebUI feature in Spacewalk 1.8. > 2nd Question How can I stop the updates from showing on all the installed clients? Just don't subscribe those client to the updates child channel. > 3rd How can I push packages to clients through the GUI and the command line? Select on WebUI (SSM or one-by-one), schedule package install action, have the clients pick them up either using rhnsd, osad, or manually via rhn_check. From the command line, you might want to look at spacecmd and API. From the clients, you can of course also use yum directly. -- Jan Pazdziora Principal Software Engineer, Satellite Engineering, Red Hat </DIV></DIV></div></body></html>